JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Potential Problems of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) in Off-Shore

Campuses in Southeast and East Asia and Suggestions

Author(s): Ulas Basar Gezgin

Citation: Ulas Basar Gezgin, (2011) "Potential Problems of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) in Off-Shore Campuses in Southeast and East Asia and Suggestions," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.11, Iss. 2, pp. 90 - 102

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This paper consists of 3 parts. In the first part, 5 problems of SET are discussed (biases due to SET

(which refer to problems due to online surveys, equivalency of SET questionnaires, cognitive biases, and

formative vs. summative uses of SETs); biases due to courses; biases due to students; biases due to

teachers; and issues with feedback. In Part 2, problems that may be peculiar to off-shore campuses in

(South)East Asia are discussed (surface vs. deep learners/teachers; the validity of the questionnaires;

curriculum and assessment tasks; and closing the feedback loop). In Part 3, suggestions are listed.